ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's basketball team will continue its schedule away from home with a pair of road games in the state of Colorado this weekend. A Friday matchup at Air Force kicks off the action in The Centennial State before the squad heads north for a Sunday showdown with the Colorado Buffaloes. Tip-off between the Mids (3-3) and Falcons (4-4) is set for 6:30 PM ET (4:30 PM local), while the Mids and Buffaloes (7-1) go head-to-head beginning at 3 PM ET (1 PM local). Friday's game will be the 15th meeting all-time between Navy and Air Force and fourth in four years. Navy and Colorado have never met before.

Both home teams will provide free video broadcasts and free live stats.

Last Time Out
Navy overcame a cold-shooting first half to collect a six-point win on the road at Rider University last Sunday, December 2. Playing its first contest as part of a four-game road trip, the Mids (3-3) scored 45 points after halftime to knock off the Broncs (3-5) in their home arena, Alumni Gymnasium by a final count of 66-60. Buoyed by double-doubles from Jennifer Coleman and Sophie Gatzounas, Navy was victorious for the 200th time during the 11 seasons that Stefanie Pemper has served as the program's head coach.

Reaching the 20-point plateau for the third time in four games, Coleman led the Mids with game-high marks of 23 points, 14 rebounds and five steals. After a slow start, Coleman netted 19 points in the second half as Navy grew its lead to as much as 14 points. Gatzounas aided the Mids' performance with 12 points and 13 rebounds of her own. Bianca Roach gave Navy three players in double figures as she scored 10 points, including five successful free throws.

The action at Rider started off slow as Navy took a 21-19 lead into the halftime intermission. Both teams were shooting sub-30 percent with the Mids at 29.4 percent and the Broncs at 24.2. Coming out of the locker room with an added sense of urgency, the Mids immediately rattled off nine unanswered points over a stretch of 1:23 to force the Broncs into a quick timeout. That 9-0 run was part of a greater 17-0 stretch of play that begin at the 7:47 mark in the second quarter. Ultimately, Rider was held scoreless for nine minutes and 25 seconds as Navy went up 30-20 early in the third quarter. After that, the Mids held a lead of 8-12 points for the majority of the game, though a late run by the host Broncs tightened it to a final of 66-60.

For the game, Navy outshot Rider, 40.7 (27-67) percent to 35.5 (22-62). Neither team had much success from three-point range as the Broncs edged the Mids, 19.2 (5-26) percent to 16.7 (2-12). Rider shot 78.6 (11-14) percent from the foul versus a 50.0 (10-20) percent mark for Navy. With three players corralling seven or more rebounds, the Mids won the battle on the glass, 46-37. Defensively, Navy forced the Rider into 18 turnovers, the fifth game in 2018-19 with 16 or more turnovers.

Navy vs. Air Force
The Mids and Falcons have faced off 14 times in a series that dates back to Nov. 22, 1996 ... Since that opening series win by Navy (52-49) at the Gate City Classic in Pocatello, Idaho, the Mids have won 10 of the next 13 meetings to hold an all-time series mark of 11-3 ... Navy is undefeated (7-0) versus Air Force in games played in Annapolis and 3-3 all-time in contests in Colorado Springs ... The series of games at Air Force saw the host Falcons win the first three matchups (2002, 2004, 2009) before the Mids unlocked the winning formula with victories at Clune Arena in 2010, 2012 and 2016 ... The two service academy rivals have met in each of the last three seasons: 2015, 2016 and 2017.

    Last Five Meetings (Navy 5 - Air Force 0)
    Nov. 22, 2017 (H): Navy 71 - Air Force 64
    Nov. 29, 2016 (A): Navy 64 - Air Force 46
    Dec. 21, 2015 (H): Navy 64 - Air Force 46
    Nov. 26, 2012 (A): Navy 60 - Air Force 36
    Nov. 28, 2011 (H): Navy 71 - Air Force 59

Looking Back at Navy-Air Force 2017 (Nov. 22)
Navy defeated Air Force last November in Annapolis by a score of 71-64. The win was sparked by a dominant first half of play in which the Mids turned an 11-8 advantage at 5:19 in the first quarter into a 30-10 lead by the 5:27 mark of the second period. Navy took a 16-point lead of 38-22 into the locker room at halftime. The Mids shot 53.8 percent versus a 27.8 percent for the Falcons.

In the third quarter, the visitors from Colorado shaved four points off its deficit to make it 54-42 after 30 minutes of play. Back-and-forth action in the fourth quarter saw the Mids' lead fluctuate between 16 points (3:09 left) and seven points, which was the final margin of victory for Navy. 

For the game, both teams shot nearly identical percentages from the field with Air Force holding a slim 44.9 (22-49) to 44.4 (24-54) percent edge. Both teams also had success from three-point range with the Falcons downing 66.7 (6-9) percent of their shots from distance, while the Mids were 9-18 for a 50 percent mark. All 10 Navy players that appeared in the game found their way into the scoring column.

Navy vs. Colorado
Sunday's contest between the Mids and Buffaloes will be the first ever between the two programs ... In the history of Navy women's basketball, the Mids have gone head-to-head with three Pac-12 school and have an 0-3 record ... In two of those three meetings, Navy was defeated by eight or fewer points.

    All-Time Pac-12 Meetings:
    Dec. 6, 2014 (A): Oregon 72 - Navy 64
    Nov. 21, 2004 (A): California 87 - Navy 55
    Nov. 29, 2003 (N): Arizona 67 - Navy 61 (Rainbow Wahine Classic; Honolulu, Hawaii)

Comparing the Teams

(2018-19 Stats)	Navy	Air Force	Colorado
Record / League-Only	3-3 / 0-0	4-4 / 0-0	7-1 / 0-0
Home /Away Record	2-2 / 1-1	3-1 / 1-3	5-0 / 2-1
Points Per Game	64.3 PPG	65.6 PPG	72.4 PPG
Points Allowed Per Game	57.8 PPG	62.4 PPG	63.1 PPG
Field Goal Percentage	37.2 %	37.5 %	42.1 %
3-Point Percentage	26.4 %	31.0 %	29.7 %
Free Throw Percentage	60.5 %	60.5 %	70.7 %
Rebounds Per Game	41.2 RPG	41.6 RPG	42.4 RPG
Assists/Turnovers Per Game	12.2 / 19.0	9.3 / 19.8	15.3 / 16.1

Individual Leaders

(2018-19 Stats)	Navy	Air Force	Colorado
Points Per Game	Coleman, 14.3 PPG	K. Immel, 14.1 PPG	K. Leonard, 16.4 PPG
Rebounds Per Game	Gatzounas, 8.2 RPG	K. Huffman, 8.0 RPG	M. Hollingshed, 6.5 RPG
Assists Per Game	Coleman, 2.8 APG	B. Autrey, 2.4 APG	K. Leonard, 7.9 APG
Field Goal Percentage	Gatzounas, 51.9 %	B. Autrey, 50.8%	M. Hollingshed, 55.9 %
3-Point Percentage	Green, 39.3 %	K. Immel, 50.0 %	K. Leonard, 37.5 %
Free Throw Percentage	Green, 77.8 %	B. Autrey, 72.9 %	K. Leonard, 79.2 %